A "religious freedom" bill that would allow faith-based agencies to receive public funds and ban adoptions by LGBT people and others cleared a key subcommittee in the Georgia Senate despite staunch criticism and concerns about its legality. The hearing by the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Thursday came just a week after Sen. William Ligon introduced Senate Bill 375, which is titled the"Keep Faith in Adoption & Foster Care Act." The legislation reignited a long-running debate in the legislature over anti-LGBT "religious freedom" bills.